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A tale of Victorian-style romance, maritime battles and even the penultimate Napoleonic battle - Waterloo.Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

One Of The 28th: A Tale Of Waterloo is a historical fiction novel written by George Alfred Henty and published in 1909. The story is set during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and follows the adventures of a young British soldier named Terence O'Connor. Terence is a member of... Read Full Overview

Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded an amount of nerve and courage fully equal to that necessary for those who take part in active warfare... Read Full Overview

Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded an amount of nerve and courage fully equal to that necessary for those who take part in active warfare... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: One of the 28th by G.A. Henty

Reproduction of the original: One of the 28th by G.A. Henty

Herbert Penfold, being desirous of benefiting the daughter of an intimate friend, and Ralph Conway, the son of a lady to whom he had once been engaged, draws up a will dividing his property between them, and places it in a hiding-place only known to members of his own family... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview